Minister visits new schools in Brunei-Muara District

IN LINE with the long-term plan of the Ministry of Education to provide new schools to accommodate the growing student population and to ensure conducive and high-quality education infrastructure, the Minister of Education, Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji Awang Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong, visited three new schools under the National Development Plan 2007-2012, in the Brunei Muara District yesterday.

The minister listening to a briefing at Katok B Primary School. – PHOTOS COURTESY OF MOE

The construction project was given to a consultant service led by Arkitek Abdullah Ahmad, along with HAHD Engineers & Associates as mechanical and electrical consultant, HAHAD Engineers & Associates as C&S and Abdul Latiff Consultant as Quantity Surveyor.

The construction, which started on March 14, 2012, was completed on July 26, 2014 at a cost of $12,580,000

Among the amenities in the schools are 19 classrooms, four preschool rooms, a Surau, sick bay, counseling room, administration room, multi-purpose room, futsal field, control post and printing room.

This school has a total capacity of 1,380 students.

The second stop was a construction site of Mulaut Primary School.

The school is being built by Wataniah Sdn Bhd with a cost of $4,906,029.

At the school, the minister listened to a briefing on the school’s development.

The minister and his delegation also took a tour to several blocks of the school that are still under construction.